Today's News

A Carrollton man was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment after an incident resulting in the death of Michael Beach, 27, of Carrollton.

James Nathan Wilhoite, 24, pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter, a class C felony; leaving the scene of an accident, failure to render aid, a class D felony; operating a motor vehicle under the influence, first offense within a five-year period; and second-degree possession of a controlled substance, a class A misdemeanor.

As part of the district-wide push to encourage more students to take high-level Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) classes, a new club at Carroll County Middle School has been designed with girls in mind. This “girls-only” club will meet twice monthly starting in the 2014-2015 school year.

The Lady Panthers softball team defeated Eminence in a doubleheader by scores of 17-0, 15-0, on March 20 at Eminence. Cheyenne Lawrence was the winning pitcher in game one, while Michaela Culver won game two. Carroll (4-0) plays Shelby County on the road Thursday before competing in the Oldham County Spring Break Classic Friday and Saturday.

Southern Illinois University Carbondale has conferred upon Marie Thompson the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in English Literature. Thompson earned a M.A. in English Literature at Eastern Kentucky University and a B.A. in History at Northern Kentucky University. She graduated from the Christian Academy of Carrollton in 2000. She currently teaches for the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.

Misty Kinman’s Wolf Scout Den attended the Sugar Camp Feb. 27, at Middleton-Mills Park in Northern Kentucky. Field Programs on Fowler Creek proprietor Mike Strohm operates the working sugar camp, demonstrating the art and science of making maple sugar. He portrays American pioneer settler Elrod Tapper and shows visitors what it was like living in the mid-1800s. A second camp was set up nearby offering participants the opportunity to help process sap into hard sugar, using hot rocks and wooden bowls, as Shawnee and Iroquois Indians would have done in the 1700s.

Carrollton City Council approved Monday the first reading of an ordinance establishing the salary scale for fiscal year 2014-15 and replacing the existing salary scale. This represents a 3 percent raise across the board for all city employees beginning July 1, 2014.

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DISTRICT COURT

The following decisions were rendered Wednesday and Thursday, March 19-20, 2014, in Carroll County District Court with the Hon. Thomas Funk presiding.